1967 Map of Dinnebito Spring

About this map

The Moenkopi Plateau dominates this high-desert landscape in Coconino County, characterized by a complex intersection of tribal lands during the late 1960s. The map illustrates a significant jurisdictional landscape where the Hopi Indian Reservation meets the Navajo Indian Reservation Joint Use Area, a designation reflecting a specific era of land administration in Northern Arizona. Water sources are the vital anchors of activity in this arid region, marked by the eponymous Dinnebito Spring and Hock Spring, along with the Sweet Water Well. The course of the Dinnebito Wash winds through the terrain, passing near localized clusters of Sand Dunes and ancient Ruins that suggest long-standing human presence. Traces of pastoral life are visible through scattered features like a Corral, situated among the topographic contours and benchmarks established by the Geological Survey during the 1965 aerial photography and 1967 field check.